| Description | The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living shark, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Adults typically reach 7.9 m (26 ft) in length. They are usually greyish-brown, with mottled skin. The caudal fin has a strong lateral keel and a crescent shape.
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| Rank | family |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cetorhinidae |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cetorhinidae |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Common Name | basking shark |
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| Scientific Name | Cetorhinidae |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Cetorhinidae | family | belongs to Lamnoidei | stated without evidence | Jordan, 1963 | | Cetorhinidae | family | belongs to Squatinida | stated without evidence | Kalabis and Schultz, 1974 | | Cetorhinidae | family | belongs to Lamniformes | stated without evidence | Bendix-Almgreen, 1983 | | Cetorhinidae | family | belongs to Orectolobiformes | stated without evidence | Purdy et al., 2001 | | Cetorhinidae | family | belongs to Lamniformes | stated without evidence | Cicimurri and Knight, 2009 | | Cetorhinidae | family | belongs to Lamniformes | stated with evidence | Welton, 2013 | | Cetorhinidae | family | belongs to Lamniformes | stated without evidence | Přikryl et al., 2016 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (23%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic |
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| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Motility | fast-moving |
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| Diet | suspension feeder, carnivore |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. W. Purdy, V. P. Schneider, and S. P. Applegate, J. H. McLellan, R. L. Meyer, B. H. Slaughter. 2001. The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90:71-202 |
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| Common Name(s) | Basking Shark, Basking Sharks, Pèlerins, Tiburones Peregrino, Brugdefamilien, Brugdhajar, Peregrinos, Requins Pélerin, ウバザメ |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetorhinidae |
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| Purdy R. W., Schneider V. P., et al (2001) The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90, 71-202 |
| Jordan D. S. (1963) The Genera of Fishes and a Classification of Fishes, Stanford University Press, 1-816 |
| Kalabis V., Schultz O. (1974) Die Fischfauna der paläogenen Menilitschichten von Speitseh in Mähren, ČSSR, Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 78, 183-192 |
| Schultz O. (1978) Neue und fehlinterpretierte Fischformen aus dem Miozän des Wiener Beckens, Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien 81, 203-219 |
| Bendix-Almgreen S. E. (1983) Carcharodon megalodon from the Upper Miocene of Denmark, with comments on elasmobranch tooth enameloid: coronoi'n, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 32, 1-32 |
| Cione A. L., Reguero M. A. (1998) A middle Eocene basking shark (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from Antarctica, Antarctic Science 10 1, 83-88 |
| Duffin C. J. (1998) New shark remains from the British Rhaetian (latest Triassic) 1. The earliest basking shark, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 3, 157-181 |
| Cicimurri D. J., Knight J. L. (2009) Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54 4, 627-647 |
| Welton B. J. (2013) A new archaic basking shark (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from the Late Eocene of Western Oregon, USA, and description of the dentition, gill rakers and vertebrae of the recent basking shark Cetorhinus Maximus (Gunnerus), New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 58, 1-48 |
| Přikryl T., Kania I., et al (2016) Synopsis of fossil fish fauna from the Hermanowa locality (Rupelian; Central Paratethys; Poland): current state of knowledge, Swiss Journal of Geoscience doi:10.1007/s00015-016-0216-5 |
| Kent B. W. (2018) The Cartilaginous Fishes (Chimaeras, Sharks, and Rays) of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 100, 45-160 |
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| Compagno, Leonard J. V., 2001: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
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